Kenyans Doing Cool Stuff Abroad
#004: Charly Mwangi
Charly Mwangi is a Kenyan engineering executive and venture capital investor based in Palo Alto, California, serving as Partner at Eclipse, a US investment firm backing industrial technology companies.
Before entering venture capital in 2022, Mwangi spent seven years at Tesla, rising to Senior Director of Engineering, where he helped scale manufacturing operations during the production expansion of the Model S, Model X and Model 3.
He subsequently served as Executive Vice President at electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian, leading teams involved in developing production facilities and launching new vehicle manufacturing lines.
His earlier career included engineering roles at Toyota, Nissan and CloudKitchens.
Mwangi studied at Strathmore School and JKUAT in Kenya, before graduating from Tennessee State University with a degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.
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